The rejection of Constitutional Amendment 2 by voters leaves the future of educator salaries uncertain. Governor Landry warned before the vote that no alternative plan existed, and his administration has not confirmed whether it will support additional stipends. The amendment would have dissolved education trust funds to pay down teacher retirement debt, freeing up about $200 million annually for raises. Carter says the complexity of the amendment led to its defeat.

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Construction is underway in Lincoln Parish on a nine-mile stretch of I-20. Erin Buchanan with DOTD says crews will be replacing the asphalt.

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The asphalt on the ramps at highways 507 and 563 will also need to be replaced as part of the nearly 18-million-dollar project.

The author of Amendment 2 is speaking out after it was soundly defeated over the weekend. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Last night at 9:00 p.m., a pedestrian, 69-year-old Rhonda Harvey, was struck and killed by a 2009 GMC Sierra on Louisiana Highway 143. Harvey, wearing dark clothing, was walking in the northbound lane. The driver was uninjured, and the crash remains under investigation.